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Job Killer Bill Erodes Housing Affordability
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer that increases the cost and reduces the supply of housing by authorizing local governments to make inclusionary...
CalChamber-Opposed Job Killer Bill Discriminates Against Arbitration Agreements
The Assembly Judiciary Committee today will consider a job killer bill that seeks to ban arbitration clauses for alleged civil rights violations, thereby forcing...
CalChamber-Backed Mining Reform Laws Protect In-State Supply of Critical Materials
California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation modernizing the operation of surface mines in the state and ensuring the market for construction materials remains viable and...
California Bill to Unionize ‘Gig’ Workers Likely Dead for 2016
Business groups like the California Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association, a technology industry lobbying group, opposed the bill. Labor groups including the...
Shutting Down New Paths To Opportunity
AB 1727 Hurts California Consumers, Workers and Employers
Cross Posted in Fox and Hounds Daily
California employers lead the way in so many important technologies and...
Housing Job Killer Bill to Be Heard in Senate Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that will erode housing availability will be heard in a Senate committee today.
SB 1150 (Leno; D-San...
Job Killer Bill Will Drive Up Prices, Threaten Businesses, Consumers with Litigation
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that would increase prices for consumers and businesses who utilize the services of independent contractors will...
Job Creator Bill Encourages Small Business Loan Access
The Senate Appropriations Committee will soon consider a California Chamber of Commerce job creator bill that encourages creation of small businesses by expanding their...
Alameda Court Ruling Favors Business Community
Keeps Current Prop. 65 Lead Standard Intact
In a favorable ruling for the California Chamber of Commerce and the broader business community, an Alameda Superior...
Disability Access Job Creator Bill Passes Assembly Fiscal Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that incentivizes disability access and education won unanimous bipartisan approval from the Assembly Appropriations Committee yesterday.
Moving...
Scheduling Mandate Job Killer in Committee Today
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill subjecting employers to financial penalties and litigation for changes to an employee’s schedule with less than...
Job Killer Watch: CalChamber Identifies 19th Job Killer Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce today added a targeted tax to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills on the list...
CalChamber Identifies 13th Job Creator Bill
The California Chamber of Commerce has identified a new job creator bill, bringing the current list to 13 bills. The latest bill will be...
CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Creator List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released its list of job creator bills, calling attention to 12 bills that will improve the state’s job...
State High Court Rules on Suitable Seating
The California Supreme Court this week issued a long-awaited decision on the issue of when an employer must provide “suitable seats” to an employee.
The...
Minimum Wage Hike Implications for Employers
California is the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide. Employers need to prepare...
New Manufacturing Training Center Opens at CalChamber Member Site
Inland Empire Consortium Builds with Help of $15 Million Federal Grant
A new training center has opened on the campus of California Chamber of Commerce...
Minimum Wage Job Killer Goes to Governor
The Legislature yesterday passed SB 3 (Leno; D-San Francisco), a job killer bill that will increase the minimum wage in California to $15 per...
High Court Deadlocks on Union Fee Case
In a one sentence ruling this week, a deadlocked United States Supreme Court upheld a system allowing public employers to require nonunion public workers...
CalChamber Releases 2016 Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce yesterday released a preliminary list of job killer bills to call attention to the negative impact that 18 proposed...